I would try to do it both as a DM and as a player.
For example, I used an effete French accent when my players encountered Sembians in our Realms game because I wanted the Sembians to come off as simultaneously arrogant, conceited, and offended by everything the characters said or did.
I...
This is a tricky question.
Consider AD&D’s attitude towards the Realms: “If it’s (A)D&D, it’s in the Realms.”
Joint forward to 5E, I had emailed the DMs Guild to ask if they consider Laerakond part of the Realms, and they said yes. (Meaning it was permissible to write Laerakond content and...
This is a fun question. 🤩
OK, I’ve done this with Third Edition D&D for a campaign played in the Forgotten Realms that went about 8 or 9 years.
For your hypothetical I figure I’d use the current D&D rules set, still play in the Realms (starting in Cormyr), and make darn sure my players got to...
Sometimes I think tragic backstories have become the default for want of information about a game world. By that I mean practical stuff like family surnames, family history, what the family does for a living, and stuff like that.